50 YELYET SCOTEK. 



and the eye, and behind the eye, are greyish white spots. 

 Forehead and the sides of the head helow the eye, dull 

 brownish; crown, neck, and nape, dark brownish, the tips of 

 the feathers lighter; throat, white marked with dusky specks; 

 breast, ash-coloured brown, streaked and spotted with dusky 

 brown; back, dusky brownish black, the tips of the feathers 

 paler. Primaries, deep brown ; the secondaries are tipped with 

 white. Tail, hoary brown. Legs and toes, yellowish red. 



The young male has from the first the white spot over 

 the eye; there is also a small white patch under the chin. 

 The whole of the remainder of the plumage, or to speak 

 more strictly, the down, is of a black colour. There is a 

 general resemblance to the female, and the feet, according to 

 Audubon, first begin to shew their brilliant colour. 



